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The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: 40-21
From breathtaking reformulations of shoegaze to British soul revival, this batch of stellar recordings from the 2000s is an eclectic one.
02 Nov 2020
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Listening Ahead: Anticipated Releases for Early 2014
As the record release schedule wakes up from its year-end hibernation, so too does "Listening Ahead" to cover a strong slate of eagerly anticipated early 2014 albums.
Matthew Fiander and Arnold Pan
09 Jan 2014
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Alcest: Les Voyages de l'Âme
Alcest's most accessible work to date doesn't sacrifice the brilliant musicianship that the band has demonstrated over their past two recordings. In fact, Les Voyages de l'Âme is equally as powerful as those albums.
25 Jan 2012
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Alcest: Écailles de Lune
Stéphane Paut comes closer than ever to perfecting his gorgeous mix of shoegaze and metal on Alcest's second album, Écailles de Lune.
10 May 2010
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The 20 Best Metal Albums of 2007
2007 was one of the best years for metal in the 2010s. Like other watershed years -- 1983, 1984, and 1991-- it's partially a case of artists peaking at the same time. The year unleashed a wave of superb releases from January straight through November.
16 Dec 2007
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Alcest: Souvenirs d'un autre monde
Alcest's Souvenirs d'un autre monde alternates dreamy interludes and withering blasts of sound. Like recent Jesu, this is a shoe-gazing, post-rocking take on metal, if it is metal at all.
27 Nov 2007
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